2023 EuroLeague Final Four

Basketball tournament in Kaunas

2023 EuroLeague Final Four

Season| 2022–23 EuroLeague
Tournament details
Arena| Žalgirio Arena
Kaunas, Lithuania
Dates| 19–21 May 2023
Final positions
Champions|  Real Madrid (11th title)
Runners-up|  Olympiacos
Third place|  AS Monaco
Fourth place|  Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVP|  Edy Tavares
Top scorer(s)|  Sasha Vezenkov
(48 points)

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The 2023 EuroLeague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2022–23 EuroLeague season, the 66th season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 23rd season since it was first organised by Euroleague Basketball. It was the 36th Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 38th time overall that the competition has concluded with a final four format. Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four would be played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.[1]

Real Madrid won a record-extending 11th title in a thrilling final against Olympiacos.[2]

## Venue[edit]

On 19 December 2022, it was announced that the Final Four would be played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.[3][4][5]

Kaunas |

Kaunas

2023 EuroLeague Final Four (Europe)

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Žalgirio Arena
Capacity: 15,415

## Teams[edit]

Team  | Qualified date  | Participations
(bold indicates winners)

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Olympiacos | 9 May 2023  | 11 (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022)
AS Monaco | 10 May 2023  | 0 (debut)
Barcelona | 3 May 2023  | 16 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022)
Real Madrid | 10 May 2023  | 12 (1967, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

## Bracket[edit]

| Semifinals| | Championship game

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| 19 May| |

|  Olympiacos| 76

| 21 May

|  AS Monaco| 62 |

|  Olympiacos| 78

| 19 May

| |  Real Madrid| 79

|  Barcelona| 66

|  Real Madrid| 78 |

| Third place game

| 21 May

|  AS Monaco| 78

|  Barcelona| 66

## Semifinals[edit]

### Semifinal A[edit]

Olympiacos v  AS Monaco 19 May 2023 | Olympiacos | 76-62 |  AS Monaco | Kaunas, Lithuania

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17:00 (CEST)  | Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 15–21, 27–2, 20–19
| Pts: Vezenkov 19
Rebs: Papanikolaou 8
Asts: Sloukas, Walkup 7
PIR: Papanikolaou 21  | Boxscore | Pts: Okobo, James 17
Rebs: Loyd, Hall 7
Asts: Okobo 5
PIR: Loyd 15  | Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11,673
Referees:  Borys Ryzhyk,  Oļegs Latiševs,  Gytis Vilius

| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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PG | 0 |  Thomas Walkup | 0  | 3  | 7
SG | 3 |  Isaiah Canaan | 7  | 1  | 1
SF | 16 |  Kostas Papanikolaou | 15  | 8  | 0
PF | 14 |  Sasha Vezenkov | 19  | 6  | 3
C | 10 |  Moustapha Fall | 12  | 4  | 4
Reserves: |  |  |
G | 4 |  Michalis Lountzis | 0  | 0  | 0
SG | 5 |  Giannoulis Larentzakis | 4  | 3  | 0
G | 11 |  Kostas Sloukas | 9  | 1  | 7
PF | 21 |  Joel Bolomboy | 2  | 5  | 0
F | 25 |  Alec Peters | 0  | 1  | 0
C | 28 |  Tarik Black | 3  | 1  | 0
G | 77 |  Shaquielle McKissic | 5  | 1  | 1
Head coach:
Georgios Bartzokas

Olympiacos

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Monaco

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Olympiacos | Statistics | Monaco

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18/29 (62.1%) | 2-pt field goals | 15/31 (48.4%)
7/19 (36.8%) | 3-pt field goals | 5/24 (20.8%)
19/33 (57.6%) | Free throws | 17/24 (70.8%)
9 | Offensive rebounds | 10
28 | Defensive rebounds | 23
37 | Total rebounds | 33
23 | Assists | 10
12 | Turnovers | 12
7 | Steals | 5
1 | Blocks | 1
21 | Fouls | 24
| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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PG | 55 |  Mike James | 17  | 3  | 2
SG | 3 |  Jordan Loyd | 11  | 7  | 2
SF | 24 |  Yakuba Ouattara | 0  | 1  | 0
PF | 00 |  John Brown | 4  | 3  | 0
C | 20 |  Donatas Motiejūnas | 7  | 5  | 0
Reserves: |  |  |
G | 0 |  Élie Okobo | 17  | 1  | 5
PF | 1 |  Chima Moneke | 2  | 1  | 1
F | 4 |  Jaron Blossomgame | DNP
PF | 5 |  Yoan Makoundou | DNP
SF | 11 |  Alpha Diallo | 2  | 4  | 0
PG | 32 |  Matthew Strazel | DNP
C | 45 |  Donta Hall | 2  | 7  | 0
Head coach:
Saša Obradović

### Semifinal B[edit]

Barcelona v  Real Madrid 19 May 2023 | Barcelona | 66-78 |  Real Madrid | Kaunas, Lithuania

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20:00 (CEST)  | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 24–18, 13–22, 11–20
| Pts: Abrines 16
Rebs: Satoranský 11
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Abrines 14  | Boxscore | Pts: Tavares 20
Rebs: Tavares 15
Asts: Rodríguez, Llull 5
PIR: Tavares 39  | Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11,411
Referees:  Saša Pukl,  Emin Moğulkoç,  Mehdi Difallah

| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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PG | 13 |  Tomáš Satoranský | 7  | 11  | 3
SG | 20 |  Nicolás Laprovíttola | 12  | 3  | 3
SF | 21 |  Álex Abrines | 16  | 4  | 0
PF | 33 |  Nikola Mirotić | 3  | 1  | 1
C | 5 |  Sertaç Şanlı | 0  | 3  | 0
Reserves: |  |  |
C | 6 |  Jan Veselý | 4  | 6  | 1
SF | 8 |  Sergi Martínez | 0  | 1  | 1
F | 10 |  Nikola Kalinić | 6  | 2  | 0
C | 23 |  Mike Tobey | DNP
SG | 24 |  Kyle Kuric | 11  | 2  | 0
PG | 31 |  Rokas Jokubaitis | 6  | 2  | 3
C | 46 |  James Nnaji | 1  | 2  | 1
Head coach:
Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Barcelona

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Real Madrid

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Barcelona | Statistics | Real Madrid

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10/30 (33.3%) | 2-pt field goals | 21/45 (46.7%)
14/39 (35.9%) | 3-pt field goals | 7/22 (31.8%)
4/11 (36.4%) | Free throws | 15/19 (78.9%)
14 | Offensive rebounds | 13
29 | Defensive rebounds | 32
43 | Total rebounds | 45
13 | Assists | 17
14 | Turnovers | 11
8 | Steals | 6
3 | Blocks | 6
23 | Fouls | 21
| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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PG | 0 |  Nigel Williams-Goss | 10  | 1  | 2
SG | 31 |  Džanan Musa | 7  | 2  | 2
SF | 8 |  Ádám Hanga | 0  | 6  | 2
PF | 30 |  Eli Ndiaye | 2  | 2  | 0
C | 22 |  Edy Tavares | 20  | 15  | 1
Reserves: |  |  |
SG | 1 |  Fabien Causeur | 0  | 0  | 0
C | 3 |  Anthony Randolph | 6  | 2  | 0
SG | 5 |  Rudy Fernández | 2  | 4  | 0
SF | 6 |  Alberto Abalde | DNP
F | 11 |  Mario Hezonja | 14  | 9  | 0
PG | 13 |  Sergio Rodríguez | 12  | 0  | 5
G | 23 |  Sergio Llull | 5  | 0  | 5
Head coach:
Chus Mateo

## Third place game[edit]

AS Monaco v  Barcelona 21 May 2023 | AS Monaco | 78-66 |  Barcelona | Kaunas, Lithuania

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16:00 (CEST)  | Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 20–15, 16–17, 18–21
| Pts: Strazel 14
Rebs: Hall 11
Asts: Loyd 6
PIR: Hall 17  | Boxscore | Pts: Mirotić 15
Rebs: Nnaji, Veselý 4
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Mirotić 14  | Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 9,333
Referees:  Borys Ryzhyk,  Anne Panther,  Tomislav Hordov

| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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|  |
PG | 55 |  Mike James | 3  | 0  | 1
SG | 3 |  Jordan Loyd | 9  | 2  | 6
SF | 11 |  Alpha Diallo | 10  | 6  | 2
PF | 00 |  John Brown | 2  | 3  | 0
C | 20 |  Donatas Motiejūnas | 2  | 2  | 1
Reserves: |  |  |
G | 0 |  Élie Okobo | 10  | 3  | 4
PF | 1 |  Chima Moneke | 4  | 3  | 0
F | 4 |  Jaron Blossomgame | 9  | 1  | 0
PF | 5 |  Yoan Makoundou | 4  | 1  | 0
SF | 24 |  Yakuba Ouattara | 2  | 1  | 1
PG | 32 |  Matthew Strazel | 14  | 2  | 1
C | 45 |  Donta Hall | 9  | 11  | 1
Head coach:
Saša Obradović

Monaco

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Barcelona

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Monaco | Statistics | Barcelona

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28/44 (63.6%) | 2-pt field goals | 18/34 (52.9%)
3/15 (20%) | 3-pt field goals | 8/27 (29.6%)
13/18 (72.2%) | Free throws | 6/8 (75%)
9 | Offensive rebounds | 8
28 | Defensive rebounds | 21
37 | Total rebounds | 29
17 | Assists | 21
14 | Turnovers | 13
8 | Steals | 10
3 | Blocks | 2
18 | Fouls | 20
| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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|  |
PG | 13 |  Tomáš Satoranský | 7  | 3  | 4
SG | 20 |  Nicolás Laprovíttola | 5  | 0  | 4
SF | 21 |  Álex Abrines | 9  | 3  | 2
PF | 33 |  Nikola Mirotić | 15  | 2  | 1
C | 5 |  Sertaç Şanlı | 2  | 1  | 0
Reserves: |  |  |
C | 6 |  Jan Veselý | 6  | 4  | 1
SF | 8 |  Sergi Martínez | 2  | 0  | 0
F | 10 |  Nikola Kalinić | 4  | 2  | 2
C | 23 |  Mike Tobey | 2  | 3  | 1
SG | 24 |  Kyle Kuric | 7  | 2  | 1
PG | 31 |  Rokas Jokubaitis | 0  | 0  | 4
C | 46 |  James Nnaji | 7  | 4  | 1
Head coach:
Šarūnas Jasikevičius

## Championship game[edit]

Olympiacos v  Real Madrid 21 May 2023 | Olympiacos | 78-79 |  Real Madrid | Kaunas, Lithuania

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19:00 (CEST)  | Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 21–28, 18–14, 15–20
| Pts: Vezenkov 29
Rebs: Vezenkov 9
Asts: Walkup 6
PIR: Vezenkov 34  | Boxscore | Pts: Rodríguez 15
Rebs: Tavares 10
Asts: Rodríguez 9
PIR: Rodríguez 23  | Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11,066
Referees:  Saša Pukl,  Gytis Vilius,  Mehdi Difallah

| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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|  |
PG | 0 |  Thomas Walkup | 0  | 2  | 6
SG | 3 |  Isaiah Canaan | 21  | 2  | 2
SF | 16 |  Kostas Papanikolaou | 6  | 3  | 2
PF | 14 |  Sasha Vezenkov | 29  | 9  | 4
C | 10 |  Moustapha Fall | 0  | 5  | 1
Reserves: |  |  |
G | 4 |  Michalis Lountzis | DNP
SG | 5 |  Giannoulis Larentzakis | 0  | 0  | 1
G | 11 |  Kostas Sloukas | 6  | 2  | 3
PF | 21 |  Joel Bolomboy | 2  | 1  | 0
F | 25 |  Alec Peters | DNP
C | 28 |  Tarik Black | 0  | 0  | 0
G | 77 |  Shaquielle McKissic | 14  | 0  | 2
Head coach:
Georgios Bartzokas

Olympiacos

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Real Madrid

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Olympiacos | Statistics | Real Madrid

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16/26 (61.5%) | 2-pt field goals | 17/29 (58.6%)
12/36 (33.3%) | 3-pt field goals | 12/33 (36.4%)
10/15 (66.7%) | Free throws | 9/11 (81.8%)
10 | Offensive rebounds | 13
20 | Defensive rebounds | 24
30 | Total rebounds | 37
21 | Assists | 19
6 | Turnovers | 10
1 | Steals | 6
1 | Blocks | 0
17 | Fouls | 18

2022–23 EuroLeague champions

Real Madrid
(11th title)
| Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast

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|  |
PG | 0 |  Nigel Williams-Goss | 9  | 2  | 2
SG | 31 |  Džanan Musa | 6  | 1  | 4
SF | 8 |  Ádám Hanga | 2  | 3  | 0
PF | 30 |  Eli Ndiaye | 3  | 0  | 0
C | 22 |  Edy Tavares | 13  | 10  | 2
Reserves: |  |  |
SG | 1 |  Fabien Causeur | 11  | 2  | 0
C | 3 |  Anthony Randolph | 3  | 2  | 0
SG | 5 |  Rudy Fernández | 3  | 2  | 2
SF | 6 |  Alberto Abalde | DNP
F | 11 |  Mario Hezonja | 12  | 3  | 0
PG | 13 |  Sergio Rodríguez | 15  | 4  | 9
G | 23 |  Sergio Llull | 2  | 1  | 0
Head coach:
Chus Mateo

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2023 and 2024 Final Fours awarded to Kaunas and Berlin". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
2. ^ Eternal Llull gives to Real Madrid its 11th EuroLeague title
3. ^ Shaw, Justin (20 December 2022). "EuroLeague Final Four to Take Place in Lithuania in 2023, Berlin in 2024". SportsTravel. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
4. ^ "2023 EuroLeague Final Four awarded to Kaunas and Zalgirio Arena". BC Žalgiris. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
5. ^ "EuroLeague Final Four 2023 tickets". BasketNews.com. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

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